the health Minister of Russia Mikhail Murashko said that hot weather does not lead to reduced activity of the coronavirus COVID-19. However, he noted that in Russia the second wave of infections, which is expected in autumn, may be associated with the climatic factors or re-importation of the virus into the country.
“We communicate with our colleagues, including from countries where temperature has long been kept in high numbers, they say that the activity of coronavirus infection is not reduced,” said Murashko in an interview Naile Asker-zade on the TV channel “Russia 24”.
Earlier on stopmanager.of the Russian Federation with reference to the data of Rospotrebnadzor reported that the virus SARS-CoV-2, which is the pathogen coronavirus infection, do not handle the heat and lose activity at temperatures above 30 °C. Complete neutralization of coronavirus occurs at 70 °C.
the health Ministry also reported that at room temperature the virus can remain viable on various objects within three days.
Coronavirus can spread airborne dust or by contact — for example, during the handshake. Infection through objects (door handles, phones), water, and food.
